Look up: Hybridoma

1. Hybridoma
   A hybrid cell, composed of a B Iymphocyte fused to a tumor cell, which grows indefinitely in tissue culture and is selected for the secretion of a specific antibody of interest.
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2. Hybridoma
   The fusion of a malignant cell with a single B-lymphocyte to produce a malignant lymphocyte producing monoclonal antibody.
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3. Hybridoma
   An antibody-secreting cell line which is immortal. A hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a tumour (cancer) cell and a normal cell such as a lymphocyte from the spleen. The fused cells can be cloned and, being derived from a simple spleen cell, will secrete a pure antibody.
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4. hybridoma
   [n] - a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell
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5. Hybridoma
   Hybridoma: A cell hybrid resulting from the fusion of a cancer cell and a normal lymphocyte (a type of white blood cell). The hybridoma is immortal in the laboratory and makes the same products as its parent cells forever.
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6. hybridoma
   A hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a specific antibody-producing spleen cell with a myeloma cell.The hybrid cell has the growth characteristics of the myeloma component and the antibody-secreting characteristics of the spleen cell,and will multiply to become a source of large quantities of pure,monoclonal antibody. Category: Medicine
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7. hybridoma
   A cell hybrid in which a tumour cell forms one of the original source cells. In practice, confined to hybrids between T- or B-lymphocytes and appropriate myeloma cell lines.
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8. hybridoma
   <cell culture, tumour> A cell hybrid in which a tumour cell forms one of the original source cells. In practice, confined to hybrids between T or B lymphocytes and appropriate myeloma cell lines. ... (13 Oct 1997) ...
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9. hybridoma
   noun a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody
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10. hybridoma
    (hi″brid-o´mә) a somatic cell hybrid formed by fusion of normal lymphocytes and tumor (lymphoma) cells. B cell hybridomas are the most useful source of monoclonal antibodies; the hybridoma cells are able to produce antibody like the normal parent and to proliferate indefinitely in culture like the pare...
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11. hybridoma
    (from the article `genetics, human`) ...one antibody in abundance. Another method of obtaining large amounts of a specific antibody is by fusing a B lymphocyte with a rapidly growing ... ...results in a remarkable hybrid cell that produces the antibody made by its B-cell component but retains the capacity of its myeloma component to ......
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12. Hybridoma
    A hybrid cell that results from the fusion of an antibody-secreting cell with a malignant cell; the progeny secrete antibody without stimulation and proliferate continuously both in vivo and in vitro.
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13. hybridoma
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′brid-ō′mă Definitions: 1. A tumor of hybrid cells used in the in vitro production of specific monoclonal antibodies; produced by fusion of an established tissue culture line of lymphocyte tumor cells (mouse plasmacytoma cells) and specific anti...
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